DETROIT-The state pays for underground tank removal and plans to clean dozens more

AUSTIN-Slowly, but surely a turn-around is coming for Austin-based USOL Holdings. Its US OnLine subsidiary has pushed up revenue to $3.9 million from 2000's $2.8 million while pushing down the loss factor to $3.6 million from $9.6 million.

NEW YORK CITY-Five watchdog groups will rally in protest of corporate tax breaks aimed at keeping businesses from leaving town. Organizers say accountability must be injected into the process of subsidizing firms to keep them from abandoning Lower Manhattan.

LONDON-US investment in Europe recorded its lowest level since 1997, according to Ernst &amp; Young's <I>European Investment Monitor</I>. US Corporate investment in Europe fell 26% on 2000.